Onshore Wind brings substantial economic benefits

Posted on May 15th, 2012

A new report, produced jointly, by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the industry trade body RenewableUK has studied in-depth the impact of onshore wind upon both local economies and the national economy. The report examined 18 … Continue reading

Good News for Scottish Renewables Industry

Posted on April 2nd, 2012

There was much good news for the Scottish Renewables Industry this week; not only was it revealed that Scotland’s interim renewable energy generation target has been surpassed but also a report was published which revealed the impact the fledgling industry … Continue reading

Government reaffirms commitment to onshore wind

Posted on February 28th, 2012

There have been a number of positive developments in the renewables industry this week. Firstly, David Cameron rebuffed claims made by some of his backbench MPs that onshore wind power was “inefficient” and that the subsidy rates for both onshore … Continue reading

Milestones Reached for Scottish Onshore Wind

Posted on January 11th, 2012

It was announced last week that Scottish and Southern Energy has for the first time generated more energy from it’s onshore wind turbines than it generated from it’s hydro-electric power plants. Indeed the company now has over 1 gigawatt worth … Continue reading